On
February 22, 2006, EarthLink, Inc. (EarthLink) issued a press release
providing guidance for the three months ending March 31, 2006 and the year
ending December 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is being furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

EarthLink
will host an investment community meeting in New York, New York on February 23,
2006 at 8:00 a.m. A copy of the materials that EarthLink will present at this
investment community meeting is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.

In
accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in
this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2,
shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.